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title: 'The Period from the Founding of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America to the Commencement of the War of the Revolution'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Alexander Taggart McGill'
date: 1876-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 12'
- 'Acts 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcgill-1876-the-period-from-the-founding-of-the-presbyterian-church-in-the-united-states-of-america-to-the-commencement-of-the-war-of-the-revolution
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# The Period from the Founding of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America to the Commencement of the War of the Revolution

Centennial discourses on the founding of American Presbyterianism: early adversities, Francis McKemie and the first presbytery, providence, polity, and colonial development.

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